Katie Gearlds

Katie Gearlds
	Gearlds in 2022
Purdue Boilermakers
Position	Head coach
League	Big Ten Conference
Personal information
Born	October 26, 1984 (age 39); Beech Grove, Indiana
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	184 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school	Beech Grove; (Beech Grove, Indiana)
College	Purdue (2003–2007)
WNBA draft	2007: 1st round, 7th overall pick
	Selected by the Seattle Storm
Playing career	2007–2013
Position	Forward
Number	4
Coaching career	2013–present
Career history
As player:
2007–2009	Seattle Storm
As coach:
2013–2021	Marian (Indiana)
2021–present	Purdue
Career highlights and awards
	As player: Third-team All-American – AP (2007); Big Ten tournament MOP (2007); 2x First-team All-Big Ten (2006, 2007); Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2004); Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2004); Indiana Miss Basketball (2003); McDonald's All-American Game MVP (2003); As coach: 2x NAIA D2 National Champions (2016, 2017);
	Stats at WNBA.com

Kathryn Ann Gearlds (born October 26, 1984) is an American women's basketball coach and former forward, who is the current head coach of the Purdue Boilermakers. She is also the former women's basketball head coach of the Marian Knights. She played college basketball at Purdue for coaches Kristy Curry and Sharon Versyp from 2003 to 2007 and played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) for three seasons from 2007 to 2009.